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- 1 Samuel 28:4
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The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
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- 1 Samuel 28:5
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When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
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- 1 Samuel 28:15
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Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
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- 1 Samuel 28:19
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Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
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- 1 Samuel 29:1
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Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
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- 1 Samuel 29:2
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As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
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- 1 Samuel 29:3
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Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
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- 1 Samuel 29:4
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But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
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- 1 Samuel 29:7
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Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
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- 1 Samuel 29:9
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Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
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- 1 Samuel 29:11
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So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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- 1 Samuel 30:16
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So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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- 1 Samuel 31:1
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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- 1 Samuel 31:2
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The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
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- 1 Samuel 31:7
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When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
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- 1 Samuel 31:8
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The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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- 1 Samuel 31:9
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They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.
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- 1 Samuel 31:11
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When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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- 2 Samuel 1:20
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Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
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- 2 Samuel 3:14
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Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:18
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Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
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- 2 Samuel 5:17
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When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
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- 2 Samuel 5:18
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Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
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- 2 Samuel 5:19
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So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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- 2 Samuel 5:22
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Once again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
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- 2 Samuel 5:24
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As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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- 2 Samuel 5:25
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So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
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- 2 Samuel 8:1
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Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
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- 2 Samuel 8:12
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from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
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- 2 Samuel 19:9
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And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
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Source alternate reference: 19.10
- 2 Samuel 21:12
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he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
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- 2 Samuel 21:15
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Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted.
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- 2 Samuel 21:17
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But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
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- 2 Samuel 21:18
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Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
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- 2 Samuel 21:19
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Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
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- 2 Samuel 23:9
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Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
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- 2 Samuel 23:10
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but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
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- 2 Samuel 23:11
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And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
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- 2 Samuel 23:12
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But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
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- 2 Samuel 23:13
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At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
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- 2 Samuel 23:14
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At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
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- 2 Samuel 23:16
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So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
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- 1 Kings 4:21
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And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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Source alternate reference: 5.1
- 1 Kings 15:27
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Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
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- 1 Kings 16:15
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In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
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- 2 Kings 8:2
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So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
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- 2 Kings 8:3
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At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
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- 2 Kings 18:8
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He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
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- 1 Chronicles 1:12
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the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
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- 1 Chronicles 10:1
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Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
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